Vegan Carrot Cake Bars

by Jill Dalton

Vegan Carrot Cake Bars

Jill Dalton
Trying to find a guilt-free and delicious dessert that you can enjoy any time of the day? These are the Plant-Based Carrot Cake Bars you are looking for! Made with whole food ingredients and bursting with rich flavor and a vegan cream cheese frosting, these bars are perfect as a dessert, even a breakfast dessert! Follow along with this easy recipe and start indulging in these tasty treats today!
4.52 from 45 votes
Servings 9
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 35 minutes
Total 45 minutes

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Ingredients
 
 

Bars

Frosting

Instructions
 

Bars

  • Blend the oats in the blender until it turns into flour.
  • Add the oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice blend to a mixing bowl and stir well.
  • Add the dates, soy milk and vanilla to a blender and blend until the dates are completely pulverized.
  • Pour mixture into the mixing bowl with the flour along with the grated carrots, walnuts and pineapple and stir well.
  • Spread mixture into a parchment lined 9 x 9 inch baking pan making sure to smooth the top.
  • Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
  • Let cool.

Frosting

  • Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until it is smooth and creamy.
  • Spoon mixture over and spread onto the cooled carrot bars.
  • Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
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Nutrition info

Calories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 133mgPotassium: 360mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 3625IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg

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15 comments

Anisha June 11, 2023 - 10:25 pm

Hi Jill, have been following you now for a while, have tried a few recipes they all turned too good and perfect. Thanks for helping with wonderful recipes, highly appreciate your efforts. Am keen to try the carrot bars recipe, would the bars taste good without the frosting, as am looking to lower the calories.

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Jill Dalton June 11, 2023 - 11:43 pm

They are still delicious even without the frosting. Enjoy =)

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Bill June 12, 2023 - 1:14 am

Looking forward to trying these out. I’m curious why you have started using deglet date instead of modules? I’ve noticed you’ve been doing it for a while. Thanks for all your great recipes

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Jill Dalton June 13, 2023 - 12:07 pm

Deglets are considerably more affordable and they are available in almost any grocery store.

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Judi June 12, 2023 - 5:07 pm

The recipe looks delicious! Can you use medjool dates?

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Jill Dalton June 13, 2023 - 12:06 pm

Absolutely. Medjools are usually twice the size of deglets so you would use half the amount.

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Nancy June 15, 2023 - 9:49 am

Could these be made into cupcakes? Would you change the cooking time?

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Jill Dalton June 17, 2023 - 12:13 pm

I think that would work. I would check them at 25 minutes.

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Mary June 16, 2023 - 9:42 pm

Hi Jill, this looks wonderful! Is there a possible sub for the pineapple? That seems like a pretty important ingredient but I’m allergic unfortunately. Thank you.

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Jill Dalton June 17, 2023 - 12:12 pm

You can actually leave it out and it will still be ok.

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Caroline Horne June 20, 2023 - 4:30 pm

I am on my journey for a plant based diet and the Carrot cake is lovely, found the frosting not sweet enough but then my taste buds may have not adjusted yet. I added a little extra vanilla extract. I will toast some walnuts for the top too.

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Howard June 26, 2023 - 9:59 pm

Can u use vanilla powder instead of extract?

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Jill Dalton June 28, 2023 - 12:17 pm

yes

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Caroline Graettinger August 5, 2023 - 1:35 pm

I made this yummy cake from the recipe before watching your wonderful video. I realized later that you meant us to use 1 1/2 cups of shredded carrots, not 1 1/2 cups carrots, shredded, as per the written recipe. I’ll be making it again and will do it the way you did it in the video. One can never have too much cake!! Thank you so much for all you do for this community! I’m very grateful.

By the way I did a presentation on wfpb diets to my autoimmune support group. One guest asked about desserts. I pointed him to your site. It’s the best.

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Shilpa Agrawal August 20, 2023 - 12:28 am

These carrot bars looks so moist in texture

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